Question on Windows Media Center

[wickedone]

I Am about ready to give up on PC gaming, seems to be to costly to keep up with hardware . I hope to be moving in 3 or 4 months and then geting a Wide sceen High Def TV. I am aking about Windows Media Center because if I wont use the PC for Games much, Probly be using XBOX and PS2 for games. I wondered what would be a real good Set up for that and if Windows Media Center is realy worth Using. I was going to Spend a cap of $2500 for my next PC before I decided to go this route.

So first if ya can tell me whatis good or bad about the windows media center. Second if ya can tell me what hardware will make a good one.

Thanks

 

[wickedone]

bump

 

[bendixG15]

In my humble opinion, windows media cemter is just another ploy by Microsoft
to get you to update their OS every two years (donate $100 to their annual profits)
.....Just a ripoff
That is just my opinion..........

You don't need MS media center to go Video..

Have a good time.............

 

[Mik3y]

wrong category

 

[wickedone]

Ok soory it was a question on the OS and the hardware to go with it so I felt this was the right place

 

[Monkey muppet]

I use MCE 2005 (XP SP2 intergrated) at the following set-up:

XP1700 (133mhz)
512mb 333mhz
60GB HDD
CDRW
Geforce 4 4400Ti

Personnaly I wouldn't reccomend it on such a slow system - but the remote has a very good range (the card is ideal. I'm running dual 17" CRT's with one on a DVI connverter and output to my 42" widescreen.

Make sure you have:

fast HDD's.
Hyperthreader P4 or A64
1GB RAM
Graphics card with nice outputs

 

[wickedone]

Ok thanks that sounds like a good idea